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Cenderawasih Goby

Acentrogobius cenderawasih

Also known as: Checkered Goby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2025
Adult
@perigor2000 · Phuket, Thailand · March 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found close to their burrows, over protected brackish waters, of estuaries, lakes and shorelines.

These Gobies feed by taking a mouthful of sand that is filtered through the gills for tiny creatures.
They make large homes on sandy areas below rocks, with a small entrance that is covered over at night, when predators are near these Gobies dive into the sand and swim through the sand to escape danger.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
linesspots
Behaviour
burrowing

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found close to their burrows, over protected brackish waters, of estuaries, lakes and shorelines.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusAcentrogobius
    7. speciesAcentrogobius cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann, 2012

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)